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Susanna Wallumrød
Person · female · Norway · Kongsberg · born 1979 · recording since 2007
Norwegian singer
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Also known as Susanna · Susanna Karolina Wallumrød · 苏珊娜·瓦勒姆罗德
Timeline
20 events▣ Album 14✦ Award 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
· Album
Album: Jeg vil hjem til menneskene: Susanna Wallumrød synger Gunvor Hofmo
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography365 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374365780
Biography
Susanna Karolina Wallumrød (born 23 June 1979) is a Norwegian vocalist, known for her low key original songs. She was born in Kongsberg, and is the sister of the drummer Fredrik Wallumrød and the pianist Christian Wallumrød; she is the cousin of the pianist David Wallumrød, and is married to the music producer Helge Sten.
Career
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra is the moniker of singer Susanna and keyboard player Morten Qvenild. Her song "Believer" from their first album and their cover version of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" featured in two 3rd season episodes of the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy and on 3rd season of Skins, on episode 6.
The German rock band Fury in the Slaughterhouse uses Susanna's AC/DC-cover of "It's a Long Way to the Top If You Wanna Rock'n Roll" as intro and the Joy-Division-cover "Love Will Tear Us Apart" as Outro on their "Farewell & Goodbye Tour 2008".
Susanna Wallumrød has cooperated with baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi, who has previously made herself known with a variety of ECM recordings. Pessi's collaboration with pianist Christian Wallumrød brought her regularly to Oslo, where she met and became friends with Susanna, the pianist's sister. Susanna invited Pessi to play on her solo album Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos
Sonata Mix Dwarf CosmosSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Intruder5:262Born in the Desert3:403Hangout5:374People Living3:355Stay5:006For You3:247Better Days3:218Traveling5:049Demon Dance3:3010Home Recording3:2111We Offer3:4412Lily2:34 (2008), and four years later, the Norwegian vocalist's turn to take guest role.
On If Grief Could Wait she sings both her own songs and compositions by Henry Purcell, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake. In the center of the album is Susannas clear voice and Pessis delicate harp. The ensemble also comprises Marco Ambrosini on nyckelharpa and Jan Achtman on viola da gamba.
A meeting between Tord Gustavsen's strong Norwegian Quartet and Susanna Wallumrød, brought vocalists to the premiere of a new musical project during the Oslo Jazz Festival 2012. The musical movements that Wallumrød sang were previously performed by singers from Trio Mediaeval and the Tord Gustavsen Trio.
Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones joined Susanna and Deathprod at Øya-festialen 2013.
Honors
2012: Gammleng-prisen in the Open class
2013: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
2015: Radka Toneff Memorial Award
2016: Kongsberg Jazz Award
2014: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
2016: Spellemannprisen in the Open class
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 48:16
1Intruder5:262Born in the Desert3:403Hangout5:374People Living3:355Stay5:006For You3:247Better Days3:218Traveling5:049Demon Dance3:3010Home Recording3:2111We Offer3:4412Lily2:342008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 48 tracks · 3:52:15
Disc 114:30 AM3:152Arietta3:263Hangout5:374Retrospective Theme8:585Stand By Me4:356In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning5:497Roses Of Picardy5:058Last Waltz4:219The Diner4:4910Three Coins4:4911Fall4:3012Snoww4:2013Mitt Hus4:1514The Tree In The Courtyard3:5515Svensk Vals4:1616Swing That Music2:5117Ride Up3:29Disc 21Knock Knock4:102Nellie Goes To Nashville3:193Bye, Bye Blackbird3:514Pärris2:565Arcades6:316To A Little Radio3:117Absorbing8:018Pathways3:449Son Of A Bushman2:4210Without A Sound4:4411Leaf And Rock2:2112America's Greatest5:0113Fossil5:1514Hit2:2415Song For Eive6:5516Torch-Fishing6:0017Sweden5:00Disc 31Sign Of Seven6:202Black Fire4:313Octagon4:474Chiasma4:575Painbody5:136Add A Key Of Humanity7:297Nature's Recipe4:368Autio4:539Solar Sail5:1510Ceremony8:1611Circle Completed5:5212Alborado6:0613Slow Song6:1714Something For The Ladies3:182008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:06:14
1Jailbreak4:022Can’t Shake Loose6:263Who Knows Where the Time Goes5:034Vicious4:145Without You4:286Dance On5:147Joy and Jubilee3:358Janitor of Lunacy3:579Changes4:2810Wild Is the Will4:4711Don’t Come Around Here No More4:3912Goodbye3:5913Forever5:1214Lay All Your Love on Me6:10Jeg vil hjem til menneskene: Susanna Wallumrød synger Gunvor Hofmo
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 47:37
1Ensomhet II3:102Døden er ikke til!2:213Er jeg?3:454Til stillheten3:065Kjenner du ditt hjerte3:116Nattens veier5:337I en mørk natt4:128Det skjer3:379Rop ikke etter ilden3:3610Hva fanger natten3:5211Jeg vil hjem4:2612Vinterkveld3:1413Skogene vil komme3:342012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 57:40
1The Plaint6:172Who By Fire3:573If Grief Has Any Pow’r To Kill3:054The Forester9:525A New Ground3:026You Know Who I Am4:057Hangout5:358O Solitude6:149Which Will4:0110A New Scotch Tune1:2111Music For A While4:0612A New Scotch Tune, var.1:4213An Evening Hymn4:232012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:03
1Imagine4:012Freeze2:593Rolling on Rolling Stone3:344Oh I Am Stuck3:345Starving Soul3:506Invitation2:567Wild Horse Wild Dog4:048There Is Nothing Funny About This2:199Her Eyes4:5210Lonely Heart2:542013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 33:34
1The Forester I, II & III15:382Hangout5:083Oh, I Am Stuck4:194Intruder5:295Lonely Heart3:002016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:09:28
1Holy / Sacred1:312We Don't Belong4:003Texture Within3:334Fear and Terror2:235Before the Altar2:416Hole3:367Shepherd2:408Under Water3:389This / Phenomena3:4010For My Sins4:5311Burning Sea2:4812In the Need of a Shepherd2:4713Born Again2:3414Triangle5:0915Pyramid1:2116Ebb and Flow1:2117Decomposing3:0218The Fire5:5419Sacred Revolution2:5620Purple2:0821Death Hanging4:3422In My Blood2:192018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:12
1Freight Train3:182Cold Song5:293Invitation to the Voyage5:464Rye Whiskey6:335The Willow Song5:086Go Dig My Grave4:447Lilac Wine3:108Wilderness2:449The Three Ravens4:1210Perfect Day4:082019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 42:10
1Garden of Earthly Delights2:312Wayfarer3:583Ecstasy X3:134Death and the Miser4:135Ship of Fools1:436Ecstasy3:257Exterior1:438Wilderness3:129Wayfarer II2:2010Gluttony and Lust3:1911Beautiful Life2:5712By Earth and Starry Heaven1:4713City of Hope2:0614River to Hell2:4015Gathering of Birds3:032020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:13
1The Dancing Snake3:322Longing for Nothingness4:183The Enemy5:534Burial2:365Meditation4:326Obsession3:127The Vampire3:238The Harmony of Evening3:449A Pagan’s Prayer3:1210The Ghost3:512022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 35:22
1Alchemy of Suffering3:102Delphine Dora - Ciel Brouillé2:233Stina Stjern - Rose-Pale Dawn5:054Delphine Dora - L’aube Spirituelle1:125Elevation3:516Delphine Dora - Alchimie De La Douleur0:597Delphine Dora - Le Possédé1:398Stina Stjern - Light Up Your Eyes2:039Invitation to the Voyage6:0910Delphine Dora - Le Vin Des Amants2:3511Stina Stjern - In Shared Ecstasy2:5712Destruction3:192023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:57
1Sarcophagi1:242Obsession (orchestral version)3:593The Ghost (orchestral version)3:534Burial (orchestral version)2:325Heavy Sleep1:496Destruction (orchestral version)4:437Rewind0:508Longing for Nothingness (orchestral version)4:209Alchemy of Suffering (orchestral version)6:0310Elevation (orchestral version)4:5511The Vampire (orchestral version)3:292024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:07
1Everyone Knows3:392Big Dreams4:543Leave Behind3:014I Took Care of Myself2:525Black Heart5:036Elephant Song4:487Battles4:558A Swallow3:559Where Has the Love Gone3:3810I Was Never Here4:22
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Forever and EverSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:36A(I'll Love You) Forever and Ever3:14 BIn Spite of Ourselves3:22 | 2009 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 36:421Chelsea Hotel #25:14 2This Flight Tonight4:56 3Gin Soaked Boy3:15 4Wrecking Ball5:25 5All My Tears8:03 6Underground4:12 7For No One2:49 8Johnsburg, Illinois2:48 | Live | 13 August 2021 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Elevation Extended EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 16:191Come Avalanche3:05 2Elevation4:17 3Alchimie de la Douleur2:45 4News to the Spirit2:03 5Le Possédé4:09 | 9 September 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Susanna Wallumrød head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 4 | 96.3th |
| Timeline events | 20 | 93.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 17 | 39.7th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Spellemann Award open category | won | |
| 2014 | Spellemann Award open category | won | |
| 2017 | Q131674135 | won | |
| 2024 | Spellemann Award open category | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanna and the Magical Orchestra(band) | — | present | |
| Susanna & The Brotherhood of Our Lady(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Susanna_Wallumr%C3%B8d_Oslo_Jazzfestival_Victoria_%28182001%29.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/feb8655f-ef35-478e-8e52-679221f96508discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/feb8655f-ef35-478e-8e52-679221f96508core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4990170genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4990170seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Wallumr%C3%B8dbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_Wallumr%C3%B8d
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Norwegian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q4990170 · MusicBrainz: feb8655f-ef35-478e-8e52-679221f96508
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